H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Machine Learning Engineer covers 278 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $240,000.

FY2026 certified median
$240,000
Total filings
278
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$200,000–$264,514
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202462$188,328$163,582$219,042
FY2025116$206,315$170,481$226,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)100$240,000$200,000$264,514

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $188,328; FY2025 $206,315; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$188,328FY2025$206,315FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$240,000Certified median offer, Staff Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $188,328; FY2025 $206,315; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$188,328FY2025$206,315FY2026*$240,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.35 filings
  2. Coupang Global LLC29 filings
  3. Pinterest, Inc.24 filings
  4. PayPal, Inc.15 filings
  5. ServiceNow, Inc.11 filings
  6. Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)7 filings
  7. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5 filings
  8. Unity Technologies SF5 filings
  9. Aetna Resources LLC4 filings
  10. Home Depot Management Company LLC4 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View28 filings
  2. San Diego28 filings
  3. Santa Clara27 filings
  4. San Francisco24 filings
  5. Palo Alto22 filings
  6. Seattle22 filings
  7. San Jose16 filings
  8. New York12 filings
  9. Bellevue9 filings
  10. Austin7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Machine Learning Engineer35 filings
  2. Coupang Global LLC · Staff Machine Learning Engineer29 filings
  3. Pinterest, Inc. · Staff Machine Learning Engineer24 filings
  4. PayPal, Inc. · Staff Machine Learning Engineer15 filings
  5. ServiceNow, Inc. · Staff Machine Learning Engineer11 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051